a stick. the guy with the machine gun. he starts shooting everywhere and then he fainted. >> reporter: this irrigation engineer and his son are part of a community defense force. recently, they've gotten help from the army. he says his wife and daughter are scared and did not want to be filmed. >> myself, anything i have, anything i have, in my hand, anything, tools, my car tools, i used my car tools. >> reporter: he blames one man for the upheaval overtaking his country. >> thank you, mr. mubarak. i want to thank him very much for this situation we are in. mr. mubarak, please, thank you very much. >> reporter: latif and the others will probably have to spend more nights with clubs defending their houses. still, they say, these days are days of hope, even as chaos seems to reign. >> it is incredible just how you